Rain, rain, rain and rain

There has been so much rain! We had the first big day but it continues! The weirdest thing about it is that it is only where we live!! It is not the same 5 minutes down the road. Our road is washing out and everyday the potholes change because some get filled in and some road washes out creating new holes. Walls are falling down because they were built without a foundation. For this reason God tells us to build our house on a rock with a firm foundation so that when the storms come you will still stand!

We had a great day yesterday, time at the Villa; Maggie, Will and I walked with the older girls, Josh played with the littles and Dwight visited with the Tilapia and Mario. One of Dwight's jobs is to care for a hydroponic gardening system (it's new and everyone is learning), there is a tilapia tank as part of this garden. They are growing like crazy and multiplying even more. The funny thing about that is they were only supposed to sell us male fish so they could never multiply ~ God has once again multiplied the fish.

For lunch we drove an hour toward Leon to get Quesillos. A very typical Nicaraguan food ~ tortilla, with something like string cheese (quesillo), cream and onions. I have had fun making fresh tortillas in my house and using the quesillo cheese ~ que rico!!! We went on that adventure with Mario and Natalie.

In the evening we had Mario, Natalie and all of the older girls from the Villa to our house for an amazing Top Ramen dinner. It was a fun time. We cooked, painted nails, watched TV and just visited. We ate our dinner next to the pool and finished the time with singing, sharing and praying.

Maybe the best surprise was when my friend Jhonny (no I didn't spell it wrong) sent me a message asking if he could go to church with us this morning and then finding out that his sister Shirley wanted to go as well!!! I think they see our consistency in attending church and want to be involved. So our morning at El Faro Iglesia was with all the girls from the Villa, Natalie, Mario, Shirley and Jhonny ~ it was awesome!!! What did I understand? Not much of the sermon but I can see that it is God who draws others to himself and I will be obedient to what He asks me to do.

Dwight is off to have lunch with Mario, Jhonny and Larry ~ a guy day, they are at some big meat restaurant and the kids and I had leftover quesillos with Shirley. We will go the Villa at 4 to watch a movie with everyone.

I am feeling very peaceful and confident that God has great things in store for those who keep their eyes on Him.

Love to you all!!!

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